The evangelical church of today is surrounding itself with man-centered philosophies and teachers that are presenting a diluted social gospel, ripe for itching ears.
"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry." (2 Tim 4:3-5)
In a little book called, "This Little Church Went To Market", Mr. Gilley confronts today's believer about the unbiblical methods used to evangelize the lost and thereby altering the course of biblical Christianity. Rather than stay with the only true standard of doctrine and spiritual growth found in scripture alone, unbelievers are being misled by false evangelism, unchallenged by the gospel, not convicted of sin, provided with a comfortable (worldly) environment where they can be entertained and fed pop psychology sprinkled with Christian terminology. This is not the gospel of salvation. This is not the truth we are to feast on. This junk will do nothing more than feed the fleshly desires of sinners.
These churches are mass producing false converts with false doctrines for the sake of "church growth" and mega churches which line the pockets of false teachers.
One reviewer said, "This book is a damning indictment of the market-driven churches that are so popular today. Having extensively studied the issues Gilley writes about in this book, I am comfortable saying that this is the best introduction to "the church in the age of entertainment" that I have read. Gilley contends that the church has sold out to our culture so that the influences of the culture have become the influences in the church. The most significant forces pressing against the church are entertainment, market driven philosophies and psychology. These three are largely absent from the Bible, yet are startlingly prevalent in evangelical churches."
As I was listening to an interview online by Search the Scriptures radio broadcast, with Tom McMahon and his guest, Gary Gilley (author of the book) I realized that there cannot be enough warning and admonition against false teaching and false teachers deceiving so many. This book is being freely offered by the author in pdf format, and because of the importance of the message, we are making this free offer available to all of you.
Free Book Offer:
This Little Church Went To Market, by Gary Gilley - pdf download
Search The Scriptures 24/7 Radio Program:
Search The Scriptures 24/7 with T.A. McMahon - Guest: Gary Gilley, Pt. 1
Search The Scriptures 24/7 with T.A. McMahon - Guest: Gary Gilley, Pt. 2
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